A new policy on packaging of laboratory tests provided to hospital outpatients is creating confusion among laboratories as directives from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) explain the new policy using different terms. Under the new packaging policy, which went into effect Jan. 1, 2014, certain clinical laboratory tests are to be packaged…
HOPPS Lab Test Packaging Policy Anything but Clear
by Glenn S. Demby | Feb 25, 2015 | CMS-nir, National Lab Reporter | 0 comments